Blueberries

One of my favorite parts of summer is watching the color of my blueberries develop. I was delighted this week when, returning from travels for both work and pleasure, I discovered the emerging blue color of the berries. My grandson and I had been watched them closely from tiny blossoms to small green berries. He saw the first color a couple of weeks ago, and he responded with raised eyebrows and an open mouth. But I had to explain to him that the berries needed a little more time to develop and ripen. They are so close now—a few can be plucked for sampling each day, but in a couple of weeks we'll have a full harvest from the two shrubs that bear the biggest and sweetest berries.